4A-1 Region II District 6 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cardea Collier's Big Game Leads Alvarado over Ranchview
Cardea Collier's big game helped extend Alvarado's winning streak to six on Thursday. Collier was dynamite, throwing for 242 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Alvarado's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Collier and Alvarado will be playing at home against Lake Worth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.93
A Season-Best Effort from Garion Peoples Leads Lake Worth over Life Waxahachie
Garion Peoples produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lake Worth to the win on Friday. Peoples rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
With the victory, Lake Worth broke their eight-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-5. Peoples and Lake Worth will take on Alvarado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.60
Belton Made His Presence Known in Alvarado's 48-14 Victory
Demarcus Belton was instrumental in extending Alvarado's winning streak to six on Thursday. Belton did his part (and then some), rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
On the year, Belton has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.02
Alvarado Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Lance Sansom
Alvarado picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Lance Sansom. Sansom turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 54 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
This season, Sansom has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.98
Riley Bingham Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Riley Bingham of Kennedale. Bingham rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
The victory made it two in a row for Kennedale and bumps their season record up to 2-4. Bingham and Kennedale have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Life Waxahachie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.70
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Tovar: 116 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 36.68)
- James Hicks: 56 yards passing; 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.23)
- Gavin Godley: 1 interception (1TD) and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Jose Henderson: 96 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Jaden Garrett: 24 yards rushing; 133 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
